Seminar materials

Below, you can find the materials presented in the EMG 2012 -seminar. If you were the lecturer or participant of the seminar, please give us also some feedback with this form. Thank you!


Opening of the seminar
Jarkko Rapala, Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, Finland

Keynote: Roadmap to CE-marking of products in contact with drinking water aimed at consumer protection
Bill Harper, CEN Water Rapporteur, United Kingdom

Microbial growth on materials in Finnish drinking water systems and measures to control them
Dr. Minna Keinänen-Toivola, Prizztech Ltd./ WANDER Nordic Water and Materials Institute, Finland

Mean dissolved oxygen difference method (Experiences from UK)
Dr. David Holt, Independent Consultant, Convenor of AHG3, United Kingdom


Biomass volume method (Experiences from Germany)
Dr. Christiane Schell, Institute for Environmental Hygiene and Toxicology, Germany

The ATP method (Experiences from The Netherlands)
Dr. Paul van der Wielen, KWR Watercycle Research Institute, The Netherlands


Current testing practices and acceptance schemes in EU for enhanced microbial growth
Dr. Joanna Hunt, Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI), United Kingdom

Opinion of industry
Tinus de Lange, TEPPFA, The Netherlands

Opinion of 4MS regulators
Drs. Lambert van Breemen, Member 4MS-JMC (Joint Management Committee), The Netherlands

Opinion of a certification institute
Markku Honkala , VTT Expert Services Ltd., Finland

Summary of the day and next steps of EM
Dr. Jan Luijten, Convenor CEN/TC164/WG3, The Netherlands